grievous

英 ['griːvəs] 美['ɡrivəs]
  • adj. 痛苦的;剧烈的

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副词: grievously;

英英释意


1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;
"a dangerous operation"
"a grave situation"
"a grave illness"
"grievous bodily harm"
"a serious wound"
"a serious turn of events"
"a severe case of pneumonia"
"a life-threatening disease"
2. causing or marked by grief or anguish;
"a grievous loss"
"a grievous cry"
"her sigh was heartbreaking"
"the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
3. of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought;
"grave responsibilities"
"faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"
"a grievous fault"
"heavy matters of state"
"the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"
4. shockingly brutal or cruel;
"murder is an atrocious crime"
"a grievous offense against morality"
"a grievous crime"
"no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

英文词源


grievous (adj.)
c. 1300, from Anglo-French grevous (Old French grevos) "heavy, large, weighty; hard, difficult, toilsome," from grief (see grief). Legal term grievous bodily harm attested from 1803.

实用场景例句


grievously hurt/wounded
受到严重伤害;伤势严重

牛津词典

He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
他曾遭受极不公正的待遇。

牛津词典

He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
尽管身受重伤,他还是活下来了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mr Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
莫里斯先生说遇难者因为一个极其严重的失误而遭遇不幸。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries...
失去它们将会是对我们工程行业的一个沉重打击。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Wasting food when people are starving is a grievous wrong.
在别人挨饿时浪费食物是一种严重的罪恶.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.
他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体.

《简明英汉词典》

Manamela was found guilty of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm.
曼那梅拉意图造成他人重伤害的攻击罪名判决成立.

期刊摘选

But the court found them guilty grievous bodily harm to kidnapping.
但是法庭发现他们犯有人身伤害和绑架罪.

期刊摘选

This a grievous lesson left us by the history.
这是历史留给我们的沉痛教训.

期刊摘选

It is a grievous affair to my poor girls, you must confess.
你得承认,这对于我可怜的女儿们真是件不幸的事.

期刊摘选

The birthday comes and leaves unknown . Never be grievous over irrevocable lost . romorrow is even better.
生日,悄悄来临,也即将离去,不要为永远无法挽回的失去而痛苦,明天会更好.

期刊摘选

It was a grievous thing.
这事真让人伤心.

英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; He who hates reproof will die.
箴15:10舍弃正路的、 必 受严刑.恨恶责备的、必致死亡.

期刊摘选

In 1876, Henry suffered a grievous blow.
1876年, 亨利遭受到一次痛苦的打击.

期刊摘选

There is no alleviating of your injury; Your wound is grievous.
19你的损伤无法医治, 你的创伤极其严重.

期刊摘选

What an intense and grievous song, whose whistles and wails would be in people's heart forever!
好一曲悲壮的歌声, 那余音哀厉是永远长存在人人的心中!

期刊摘选

We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind.
摆在我们面前的,是一场极为痛苦的严峻的考验.

期刊摘选

Skywalker, your assignment is here with the chancellor. Kenobi must find Grievous.
天行者, 你的任务是在这和议长在一起. 肯诺比必须找到格里菲斯.

期刊摘选

This was a grievous error.
这是个严重的错误.

辞典例句

Scene The graveyard the son's grievous confession, and the hot girl.
场景:墓园、儿子的哀痛告白和辣妹.

期刊摘选

You caused death and grievous injury to those poor, helpless puppies, you know!
你使那些可怜无助的小狗死亡、严重受伤, 你知道!

期刊摘选

Persecuting quake victims and their relatives adds cruel insult to grievous injury.
迫害地震的受害者和他们的亲属只会在他们深深的伤口上再撒上一把盐.

期刊摘选

There was once a grievous famine in the land.
该国曾经发生过一次大饥荒.

《简明英汉词典》

Her death was a grievous shock.
她的死令人极为震惊.

《简明英汉词典》

On the contrary, it may end in grievous failure.
相反的, 这种抗战存在着严重失败的可能.

期刊摘选

Then we will track down Grievous and destroy him. This war must end!
我们会追踪格里菲斯然后摧毁他. 这场战争必须结束!

期刊摘选

That danger dissolved, the next necessity became the grievous thing.
这种危险已经消失, 但下一个需要却成了令人头疼的事.

英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

She has made a grievous mistake.
她犯了一个极严重的错误.

辞典例句